During her time on the show, there were rumours of a romance between her and her 27-year-old partner Giovanni.

But while there was nothing romantic going on, she did admit that they have a "special chemistry".

She said on Loose Women: "We really do have a very special chemistry, he's really special to me and I'm sure I am to him, we love each other to bits but there was nothing more than a friendship and this amazing working partnership.

"We loved dancing together and I think that's why people thought there was a romance because when you dance, it's very phsyical."

The pair are back on the dancefloor together (Image: Getty Images Europe)

Debbie shows off her flexibility (Image: PA)

The pair were rumoured to be romantically involved (Image: WENN.com)

The girls pose up (Image: WENN.com)

Debbie was also asked by the panel what it was like having to be so up-close-and-personal with another man after losing husband Paul.

She said: "I never really thought about it Gloria, because it was learning to dance so I didn't really think of it in that way, that I was up close with a strange person, because I didn't feel uncomfortable with Giovanni, from day one I felt comfortable with him so there wasn't anything that made me feel shy.

"One of those lifts, he had to put his hand between my legs and that's as close as you can get to a man.

"I can't explain why but we were just really comfortable in each other's company so I never felt anything that felt wrong so we just had a lovely time."

She added: "I'm really missing Giovanni because every morning you meet them, you don't have a day off and I am really missing those laughs."